Egg-crate.



No. 744,842. PATENTED NOV. 24, 1903. D. T. WHITE & M. J. WAGNER, JR.

EGG CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3. 1902.

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EGG CRATE.

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Application filed November 3,1902. Serial No. 129,919. (No model.) I

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Be it known that We, DANIEL T. IVHITE and MIOHIAL J. WAGNER, J12,citizens of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county ofRacine and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Egg-Grate,

' of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to egg-crates.

The object of the invention is in a ready, simple, inexpensive, andpractical manner and with a minimum of danger of breakage of the eggs inhandling to facilitate their removal from the fillers in distributiuginsmall quantities, to provide for disposing of the tills as fast asemptied, and to effect a large saving in time in the delivery of eggs.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of an egg-crate, as will be hereinafterfully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts,there is illustrated one form of embodiment of the invention capable ofcarrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that theelements therein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape,proportion, and exact manner of assemblage without departing from thespirit thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of an egg-crateconstructed in accordance with the present invention, showing one of thetills partly removed. Fig. 2 is a View in vertical longitudinal section.Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section.

The crate of this invention is designed more particularly for use byfarmers and grocers in delivering eggs in small quantities to customers.

With the ordinary crate in use the eggs are taken from the top till, andwhen this is emptied it has to be laid to one side to expose the nextsucceeding'till. In other Words,

- the eggs are always taken from the top till.

With the crate of this invention when a till is emptied it is notremoved, but the bottom till of the series is withdrawn and placed ontop of the one just emptied, the lowermost till then remaining beingdisposed upon the bottom of the crate. By this arrangement it will beseen that the time lost in removing the empty tills and disposing in aplace of safety and also the loss resulting from the destruction of thefillers is obviated.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the crate, which maybe constructed of any preferred size and is provided with two hingedlids 2, having finger-openings 3, and with a pivoted bail 4. The frontof the body is provided near its lowerend with a hinged door 5 of aheight somewhat greater than the depth of the tills 6, a suitablefastening device 7 in the nature of a hook carried by the body andengaging a catch 8 on the end of the door 5 operating to hold the latterclosed.

The tills 6 are of the usual construction and are provided withremovable fillers 9 and partitions 10, of pasteboard or any othersuitablematerial. Each of the tills is provided at its front with anopening 11, by which it may be removed from the body, as will be readilyunderstood by reference to Fig. 1.

In order to prevent breakage of the eggs when the lower till is removedand those above it dropping to the bottom of the body, the said bottomis cushioned at 12 for this purpose, said cushion consisting of anysuitable yielding material, such as felt or cottonbatting covered with asuitable textile fabric.

In distributing the eggs after the upper till is emptied the door 5 isunfastened and swung upward and the lowest till is withdrawn and placedupon the empty upper till, and so on until all of the tills are emptied.It will be seen from this simple and highly ingenious arrangement thatthe delivery of eggs will be greatly facilitated and that danger of lossof the tills and distribution of the fillers is positively obviated.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is The combinationwith an egg-crate having a top opening, a cushioned bottom, and a sideopening provided in the lower portion of one of its sides, of aplurality of removable superposed egg-carrying tills housed within andfilling the crate with the uppermost till situated adjacent to andaccessible through the our own we have hereto affixed our signatures inthe presence of two Witnesses.

DANIEL T. WHITE. MICHIAL J. WAGNER, JR.

Witnesses:

M. O. WADMOND, .T. GRAHAM KIDDLE.

